Hello, Hello, Hello, and a very Happy New Year to all my wonderful readers out there! I am very excited and motivated by the purpose God has placed upon my heart for this blog in 2019. I figure the best way to get started with all of this is to reflect a little on the progress made in 2018, and . . .
My Anxiety & Hormonal Birth Control
If you’ve been following me on Social Media for any length of time you may have heard me mention that for a while I have been dealing with anxiety. Looking back I started to notice a spike in my anxiety just after I got married about a year and a half ago. It progressively got worse and worse. I . . .
Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season, MD & PA
This time of year while we’re all searching for gifts for loved ones, and planning our holiday parties, many of us are also looking for ways to give back. I’ve done my research and I have included here in this post some ways to help out in the local area (MD & PA), but also some ideas to search . . .
Investing in YOU; Self Love & Body Positivity
I had this amazing opportunity this month to work with Kristin from Tiny Red Tornado and Chanel from Chanel Photography and be part of a photoshoot series that they are doing to promote self love. I love the heart these girls have about this message and how they are so encouraging when speaking . . .
Online Dating: What Does God Say?
Aha a subject we have all been waiting for. It’s been a minute since I delved into an awkwardly hot topic like this one but I am super excited to get the conversation rolling on this, especially since I’ve noticed a great number of my sweet readers have met their spouse online! Dating, in and of . . .
The Significance of Baptism and Salvation
I recently had a discussion with several family members about the significance of baptism and the role it plays on salvation. We have had several babies born in my extended family and two grandchildren in my immediate family and some members were upset that the children have not been baptized. My . . .
From Orphan to Daughter of the Most High King
“Why don’t you want a kitten?”, asked the employee at the animal shelter. I answered her with a superficial response. The fact is everyone wants kittens. Right? Just like everyone wants to foster and adopt babies. I wanted an older cat, who was possibly overlooked just like older children tend to . . .
A Hopeless Man Finds Hope in God
My life was out of control ever since I was just a kid. I grew up in Edmondson Village, on the West Side of Baltimore. I lived there for most of my youth and was in a constant battle to fit in. I never felt good enough. It didn’t matter what I did, what I wore, whether I fought someone bigger than . . .
My Husband Dressed Me for a Week
So last week my husband and I decided to challenge ourselves by having him pick my outfits for the entire week. A whole 7 days, and I had to wear whatever he picked. Of course when we were discussing this challenge, my husband felt a lot of pressure to pick things I liked, and I felt a lot of . . .
Call Us The Connelly’s: The First Year
My husband and I have been married a year, so basically that makes us marriage experts at this point. HAHA just kidding. But seriously though, where did the time go? It feels like just yesterday I was anxiously waiting to walk down the aisle in front of our closest family and friends, to vow to be . . .